Beatles? Not the Beatles.

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Permalink Reply by Stan Schwieger on July 16, 2011 at 2:35pm

Another band that does an incredible Beatles simulation is East of Eden--the ending of this song is pretty much ripped from "I Am the Walrus."   Nonetheless, "Your Biggest Fan" is a great song in its own right--if not just a little creepy, too.  I could not find a way to embed this, so head here, and listen to the non-acoustic mix of this song:

 

http://tinyurl.com/5sky766

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Cruz on July 17, 2011 at 8:02am

Mark And The Spies-Won't Work On Me

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Permalink Reply by Stan Schwieger on July 17, 2011 at 8:17am

Outstanding.

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Permalink Reply by Stan Schwieger on July 17, 2011 at 8:18am

I mentioned Badfinger....there are all sorts of examples, but this one I think has a nice White Album feel...and happens to be my favorite Badfinger song.

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Permalink Reply by delzey on July 20, 2011 at 8:27am

badfinger was produced & groomed by paul mccartney on behalf of the apple label. i know he wrote a couple songs for them, and their name is derived from "the badfinger boogie" which was the early working title for "get by with a little help from my friends." they're about as close to a beatle cover band (and one approved by the band at that) as any come.

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Permalink Reply by Stan Schwieger on July 17, 2011 at 8:36am

Let us not forget that even the biggest bands gave the Beatles sound a crack:

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Permalink Reply by delzey on July 17, 2011 at 9:54am

i think XTC occasionally brushes up against the fab 4, but even if robyn hitchcock didn't reference the beatles in the title, this song really captures the feel of beatle cover to me

 

http://youtu.be/1cWQq3U29wI

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Permalink Reply by Vic Paric on July 17, 2011 at 7:34pm

 

Some took an occasional stab at the Beatles sound and some made a career of it. Cue Todd Rundgren's Utopia:

 

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Permalink Reply by Eric Savage on July 18, 2011 at 1:36pm

Check out NJ's own Smash Palace - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl2kC3Umnjo

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Permalink Reply by Bill Davidson on July 20, 2011 at 8:12am

A really interesting Beatlesque cover is actually a Van Halen cover, "Why Can't This Be Love?" by Gigolo Aunts.  They play it as if they're covering "She Loves You."

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Permalink Reply by Stan Schwieger on July 20, 2011 at 9:43am

Hilarious!  A great reworking.

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Permalink Reply by Heikki on July 20, 2011 at 2:54pm

I like Ocean Colour Scene. Do these guys count? http://grooveshark.com/#/s/Ordinary+Man/2wqRFF?src=5

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